About data provision

You can view information about the data provided to Kaspersky Lab using previous version of the application.

The user agrees to automatically submit the information listed below for the following specified purposes:

For the purpose of identify new information security threats and their sources, and to improve the level of protection of information stored and handled by the User:

• Information about applications started on the device, the checksum (MD5) of the executable file and the number of file starts since the last time such information was submitted, the full path to the executable file on the computer, the identifier showing whether or not the file has a valid digital signature, and the identifier indicating one of the standard paths to the location of the executable file in the system.
• Information about the scanned object, the checksum (MD5), the category to which the scanned object is assigned (according to the Rightholder), the ID of the source of categorization, the name of the object vendor, the ID of receipt of information about the vendor, and the object file version.
• Information about the version of the file categorization databases used by the software, and the ID of the database record used during the scan.
• ID of the software component that requested the object category.
• Information about the scanned URL, including the URL itself, the IP address of the categorized host to which the URL is assigned, the set of categories to which the URL is assigned, the version and ID of the component that requested the categorization, and the ID of the reason for the request.

For the purpose of improving the performance of the product:

• The version of the utilized Updater component, the error code of component task termination if an error occurred, the ID of the update task type, and the ID of the software status after the update.
• The number of unsuccessful terminations of the update task during the entire operating time of the Updater component, and the number of component health scan errors.
• The ID of the window or tab of the software, the ID of the type of window element activated by the user, the name, type and XML structure of the user message, the ID of the user's response action to the message, and the time at which the user's event occurred.

For the purpose of quickly identifying and fixing errors associated with the mechanism for installing, removing, or upgrading the product, and to account for the number of users

The date and duration of software installation on the Computer, the software localization language, the name and type of software, the ID of the software configuration version, the ID of the partner from which the license was purchased, the type of software installation on the Computer (first installation, upgrade, etc.), the installation success indicator or the installation error number, the ID of the type of computer, the indicator of software installation cancellation by the User, and the indicator of whether the User participates in KSN.

For the purpose of improving the adaptive protection scenarios

Information about the name and type of the device, the operation system of the device, the device’s manufacturer, the ID of the user’s device (SHA2), and the technology used to obtain this data.

For all purposes listed above:

• Unique ID of software installation on the computer.
• Full version of the installed software.
• ID of the software type.
• Unique ID of the computer on which the software is installed.
• The version and name of the computer's operating system (OS), the versions and names of installed updates of the OS.

Kaspersky Lab protects any information received in this way as prescribed by law and applicable rules of Kaspersky Lab. Data is transmitted over a secure channel.

You consent to the fact that the delivered software is preconfigured to send software memory dumps to the Rightholder for the purpose of improving the performance of the software. Data recorded in memory dump files includes the following information:

• Information about the working memory of software processes at the moment when the dump is created.
• Information about the hardware and software installed on the Computer, including the version of the operating system and installed service packs, kernel objects, drivers, services, Microsoft Internet Explorer add-ons, printing system extensions, Windows Explorer plug-ins, loaded objects, Active Setup items, control panel applets, records from the hosts file and system registry, and the versions of browsers and mail clients.
• Information about established network connections and open ports at the moment when the information is submitted.
• Information necessary for software operation, including settings, reports, internal databases, and configuration files.

If a web activity monitoring component is enabled in the software, the memory dump may contain parts of web pages and web requests that may also include user names, passwords, payment details or other confidential information.

Kaspersky Lab protects any information received in this way as prescribed by law and applicable rules of Kaspersky Lab. The originally collected information is destroyed when the product support term ends.

This automatic memory dump submission function can be enabled or disabled during software operation.

If you do not want software memory dumps to be submitted to the Rightholder, you must not activate the memory dump submission setting or you must disable the memory dump submission setting as described in the User Guide.

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